A Politically Incorrect Postage Stamp
Maybe you should have the right to make your own decision whether or
not to smoke - but you certainly do NOT have the right to make the
decision to exhale your foul poisons into my air-space - and like it
or not that is the only reason why smoking is being proscribed.
I have the choice as to whether I enter your house - where you have
every right to smoke - and given the balance of risk to benefit ( and
especially if we were to talk stamps !!) I probably would - however I
do not have the choice outdoors and in public places - and please
don't go on about other forms of pollution -seperate argument.
I am all in favour of anyone having freedom to do anything provided
that such freedom does not limit someone else's freedom - yes
oversimplification every freedom by definition limits everyone else's
but you get the picture.
Malcolm
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